How to Use inquire in a Sentence

inquire

verb
Definition of inquirenext
Synonyms for inquirenext
  • We inquired the way to the station.
  • When I inquired, they told me she was not here.
  • The friend emailed the Stephenville police to inquire about the case.
    — Keren Schiffman, ABC News, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Or inquire about the chances for rain over the next few days.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2024
  • To inquire about the waitlist, email [email protected].
    — Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Staff stopped by at meals to inquire about the tooth’s progress.
    — Jessamine Chan, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2024
  • And the only way to book a stay is to inquire via email.
    — David Segal, New York Times, 8 June 2024
  • To donate, or to inquire about adoption once the birds are ready, go to: facebook.com/DetroitAnimalWelfareGroup.
    — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 26 Dec. 2021
  • Ars reached out to Fisker to inquire about these items and will update the post with a response.
    — Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 18 June 2024
  • But perhaps the most seamless would be to inquire at the time of booking.
    — Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 6 May 2022
  • The former employee called the man to inquire about a job.
    — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 17 Feb. 2022
  • People from all over the country called the shelter to inquire.
    — Liam Quinn, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2023
  • One caller inquired about the health of five-star Justice Haynes.
    — Nick Alvarez | [email protected], al, 31 Aug. 2023
  • To inquire about buying the business, email Kyle Thomas at [email protected].
    — Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 8 Sep. 2021
  • When the family inquired as to what happened to the necklace and the cash, they were told that nothing was found on the body.
    — Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Once, a pair of women drove up Steve and Louise Deckard’s driveway to inquire if their house was a gift shop.
    — Katherine Oung, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Aug. 2023
  • For starters, clients must inquire and speak with an AHG expert.
    — Laxmi Corp, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Jan. 2023
  • That said, he’s had many clients inquire about the new rule with some already closing deals.
    — Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Many people who saw it fell in love with it, but most were too busy to inquire as to what was to become of it.
    — Paul R. Messinger, The Arizona Republic, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Be sure to inquire what your options are should that occur.
    — Judith Graham, CNN, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The baby might be using the word as a question to inquire about a family cat, not in the room.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2024
  • People who want to find out how much is spent must inquire with each of more than 25 state agencies.
    — oregonlive, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Advertisement The Dodgers inquired about both of those pitchers over the last year.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Despite now knowing the truth, Lucy inquires about Jules.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 21 July 2024
  • Some of them make sense from a scheme and financial standpoint, and the Browns owe it to themselves and their fan base to inquire when the time is right.
    — cleveland, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Staff were instead asked to inquire about why kids were missing school.
    — Seamus McAvoy, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2022
  • Even the Russians sent a message and inquired, and they were updated about the situation and about the goals of the war.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • The couple went to the police station to inquire about the use of fireworks to make their announcement.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 24 May 2022
  • More than a few journalists inquired about these features, which are found in Rivians and Teslas and make all sorts of sense for the Buzz.
    — Roberto Baldwin, WIRED, 21 Oct. 2024
  • His Benji is like a ball of pure, undiluted charisma, joyfully inquiring about strangers’ lives and leading his fellow tourists on a photo shoot in front of the Warsaw Uprising Monument.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024

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